The multiverse is shifting, Rivals! In this update, the pace of Ultimate Abilities is slowing down for everyone, so expect more calculated clashes and less Ult spam moments. Vanguards, Duelists, and Strategists each get their own tweaks to keep the battlefield thrilling but fair. Plus, some iconic Team-Ups are evolving or being retired, paving the way for new combos and cosmic chaos. Let’s dive into the details!<\/p>\n
ADJUSTMENTS<\/p>\n
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GLOBAL CHANGES<\/p>\n
The charge rate for Ultimate Abilities has been nerfed across the board. Our aim is to keep the core combat fun and dynamic, while dialing back those rapid-fire Ultimates. This will also lower the baseline strength of triple-Strategist compositions without compromising the core combat experience.
(Based on game data, around 80% of Ultimate Ability Energy comes from damage or healing conversion. That means the charge rate reduction is nearly equal for Vanguards, Duelists, and Strategists at about a 20% drop across the board. This keeps the playing field balanced and ensures your big moves feel earned!)<\/p>\n
– Vanguards & Duelists:
\u00a0 \u00a0Reduce Damage-to-energy conversion from 90% to 70%.
\u00a0 \u00a0Reduce passive Ultimate Ability Energy regeneration from 12\/s to 11\/s.<\/p>\n
– Strategists:
\u00a0 \u00a0Reduce Damage\/healing-to-energy conversion from 90% to 75%.
\u00a0 \u00a0Reduce passive Ultimate Ability Energy regeneration from 12\/s to 8\/s.
Time to plan your Ultimates, not just spam them!<\/p>\n
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VANGUARD<\/p>\n
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Angela<\/p>\n
Heven-sent pressure, grounded precision. Angela is fiercer on the ground, but less pesky in flight. Her Ultimate Ability damage and control have been slightly hit.
–\u00a0Reduce Seraphic Soar’s attack charge-to-Spear of Ichors conversion from 45% to 35%. Increase bonus damage at full charge from 15 to 20.
–\u00a0Increase Shielded Stance damage-to-charge conversion from 25% to 35%.
–\u00a0Increase Assassin’s Charge cooldown from 3s to 6s. Reduce max recharge time from 10s to 8s.
–\u00a0Increase Axes of Ichors Bonus Health to self from 40 to 50 and from 20 to 25 for allies after landing Divine Judgement.
–\u00a0Increase Heven’s Retribution (Ultimate Ability) spear throw Damage from 10 to 40. Reduce spear Health from 800 to 650.<\/p>\n
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Captain America<\/p>\n
Now a little smoother when running up on your left. Cap’s shield work\u00a0also\u00a0gets smoother during sprints, but his Ultimate gives a little less energy.
–\u00a0When Leading Dash is set to toggle, Captain America’s last four ranged Sentinel Strike shield throws won’t be interrupted by Leading Dash.
–\u00a0Reduce Freedom Charge (Ultimate Ability) energy charge effect for allies from 30% to 20%.<\/p>\n
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Deadpool (Vanguard)<\/p>\n
The heartiest merc\u00a0takes a breath. Survivability and Ultimate frequency are slightly nerfed to match the new Ultimate efficiency.
–\u00a0Reduce Deadpool In Your Area – Vanguard (Upgraded) Damage Reduction from 40% to 30%.
–\u00a0Increase Ultimate Ability cooldown from 45s to 60s.<\/p>\n
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Doctor Strange<\/p>\n
The Shield bends…slightly. The Sorcerer Supreme’s defenses are slightly dialed down.
–\u00a0Reduce the shield value of Shield of the Seraphim from 800 to 700.<\/p>\n
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Emma Frost<\/p>\n
Diamond-hard choices, deadlier payoffs. The White Queen’s diamond form dims a bit, but Emma’s Ultimate shines brighter!
–\u00a0Reduce Diamond Form Damage Reduction from 25% to 20%.
–\u00a0Adjust Psionic Seduction (Ultimate Ability) Damage Falloff at 30m from 50% to 70%. Gain 20% Damage Reduction during the ability.<\/p>\n
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Hulk<\/p>\n
“Puny cooldowns.” The big green disruptor is even better at charging his Ultimate. Smash with style!
–\u00a0Increase Indestructible Guard absorbed damage to ultimate ability charge conversion rate from 100% to 130%.
–\u00a0Gamma Burst gains two charges, each with a 6s cooldown. Reduce single hit damage from 75 to 65. Reduce Gamma Burst cooldown after each use from 6s to 2s.<\/p>\n
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Magneto<\/p>\n
Master of Magnetism, master of the lane. Magneto gets slightly tougher in lane pressure and deadlier with his Ultimate!
–\u00a0Increase Metal Bulwark cooldown from 12s to 15s. Reduce Iron Bulwark cooldown from 12s to 10s.
–\u00a0Increase Meteor M (Ultimate Ability) projectile speed from 30m\/s to 45m\/s.<\/p>\n
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DUELIST<\/p>\n
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Black Panther<\/p>\n
Wakanda forever, and faster. T’Challa’s agility is off the charts; no cooldown for jumping after detaching from a wall.
–\u00a0Remove the cooldown on the second jump of Subtle Step.<\/p>\n
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Blade<\/p>\n
No funerals\u00a0for the Daywalker. Blade’s up close\u00a0combat\u00a0is boosted, and his ranged attacks are slightly snappier!
–\u00a0Increase Hunter’s Shotgun Projectile Speed from 150m\/s to 180m\/s.
–\u00a0Increase Ancestral Sword Attack Range from 4.5m to 5m.
–\u00a0Bloodline Awakening New Effect: Excess lifesteal now grants Bonus Health (max 75; conversion rate 50%). Increase Lifesteal Ratio from 65% to 70%.
–\u00a0Thousand-Fold Slash (Ultimate Ability) New Effect: Lifesteal effect now works without switching to Bloodline Awakening and also converts to Bonus Health. Increase Healing Reduction to enemies from 20% to 40%.<\/p>\n
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Daredevil<\/p>\n
The Devil’s in the details. and the nerfs. DD’s damage and tankiness are toned down just a bit.
–\u00a0Reduce Devil’s Chain end Damage from 35 to 25.
–\u00a0Reduce Devil’s Chain Bonus Max Health from 125 to 100.
–\u00a0Reduce Sonic Pursuit Damage Reduction from 20% to 10%.<\/p>\n
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Deadpool (Duelist)<\/p>\n
Duel-Pool: Harder to KO, slower to ult. Survivability is slightly up, and Ultimate frequency is slightly nerfed to match the new Ultimate efficiency.
–\u00a0Increase base health from 250 to 275.
–\u00a0Increase Ultimate Ability cooldown from 45s to 60s.<\/p>\n
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Elsa Bloodstone<\/p>\n
Monster hunter, mind your lives. Elsa pays a heavier price upon defeat, and her survivability drops a tad.
–\u00a0Reduce Instinct lost upon defeat from 1 stack to 2 stacks.
–\u00a0Reduce Ruthless Pursuit and Helix Advance Bonus Health from 40 to 30.<\/p>\n
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Hawkeye<\/p>\n
The Earth\u2019s mightiest marksman takes a slight hit to his survivability. Watch your distance, Clint!
–\u00a0Reduce Base Health from 275 to 250.<\/p>\n
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Human Torch<\/p>\n
Flame on, downtime off. More uptime, more burn. Johnny’s ammo recovery is hotter than ever! (More tweaks coming in Season 7.5.)
–\u00a0Instantly recover all Fire Cluster ammo energy after not using Blaze Cluster for 1s.<\/p>\n
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Iron Man<\/p>\n
Systems online, overclock stabilized. Tony’s staying power and ability feel get a boost.
–\u00a0Armor Overdrive New Effect: Each KO while Armor Overdrive is active extends its duration by 2s.
–\u00a0Reduce Armor Overdrive startup from 1.8s to 1.3s.<\/p>\n
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Magik<\/p>\n
Sharper feel, fairer poke. Illyana’s poke capacity has been slightly reduced, but enjoys smoother ability execution.
–\u00a0Increase Umbral Incursion hitbox radius in both normal and Darkchild forms from 0.45m to 1m.
–\u00a0Reduce normal form Magik Slash max charged damage ratio 2 to 1.8 (max damage 90 \u2192 81).
–\u00a0Reduce Darkchild (Ultimate Ability) startup from 1s to 0.8s.<\/p>\n
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Psylocke<\/p>\n
Butterfly power! Psylocke’s combat capability is slightly increased.
–\u00a0Increase Psionic Crossbow cooldown reduction to other abilities on hit from 0.25s to 0.3s.
–\u00a0Increase Wing Shurikens Damage on throw and return from 8 to 9.<\/p>\n
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Scarlet Witch<\/p>\n
Close-up chaos, mid-range management. Damage at close and mid-range is more balanced. Her Chaos Control (left-click) will inflict greater damage upon nearby foes, whilst allowing more frequent use of her Chthonian Burst (right-click) to strike enemies at medium range.
–\u00a0Chaos Control now has Damage Falloff, starting at 10m and dropping to 90% at max range. Increase base damage from 80\/s to 85\/s (76.5\/s at 20m).
–\u00a0Increase the charge to Chthonian Burst by Chaos Control hits from 0.1 to 0.15.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Winter Soldier<\/p>\n
Less splash, more mash. Bucky’s range damage gets trimmed.
–\u00a0Reduce Roterstern Spell Field Damage on hit from 65 to 55.<\/p>\n
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STRATEGIST<\/p>\n
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Deadpool (Strategist)<\/p>\n
Strat-Pool’s Ultimate frequency is slightly nerfed to match the new Ultimate efficiency.
–\u00a0Increase Ultimate Ability cooldown from 45s to 60s.<\/p>\n
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Gambit<\/p>\n
Team buffs, re-dealt. Remy’s Ultimate buffs for the team are toned down, but team damage slightly goes up!
–\u00a0Reduce Ragin’ Royal Flush (Ultimate Ability) Ultimate Ability Charge Acceleration to allies from 30% to 20%. Reduce Movement Boost from 50% to 40%. Increase additional single-target explosive damage, enhanced damage ratio from 20% to 25%.<\/p>\n
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Invisible Woman<\/p>\n
Less healing in the fray, better reset out of it. Sue’s self-healing during combat is nerfed, but her out-of-combat recovery gets a boost!
–\u00a0Reduce Guardian Shield healing from 25\/s to 15\/s.
–\u00a0Increase healing over time during Covert Advance from 20\/s to 30\/s.<\/p>\n
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Luna Snow<\/p>\n
Idol power, now snowballing. Luna’s combat prowess is cooler than ever!
–\u00a0Idol Aura New Effect: Reduce Ice Arts cooldown by 2s whenever a hero with Idol Aura (self or ally) takes part in a KO.<\/p>\n
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TEAM-UP ABILITIES<\/p>\n
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ADJUSTED OR REMOVED<\/p>\n
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Duality Dance (Adam Warlock – Luna Snow)
Cosmic symphony on pause. Duality Dance has danced its last dance.
–\u00a0Adam Warlock loses the Team-Up Anchor 15% Healing Boost.<\/p>\n
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Jeff-nado (Storm – Jeff the Land Shark)
The Jeff-Nado has dissipated.
–\u00a0Jeff will still cause whirlwinds\u2026of chaos elsewhere.<\/p>\n
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NEW<\/p>\n
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Blessing\u00a0of the Kumiho (White Fox – Luna Snow)
Espionage meets idol energy. Swift, precise, unstoppable.
– As the Team-Up Anchor, White Fox gains a 10% increase in healing effects.
–\u00a0Luna Snow unlocks the new Spirit Fox Accord ability through her Team-Up with White Fox.<\/p>\n
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Cosmic Cyclone\u00a0(Storm – Adam Warlock)
Wind, lightning, and soul. An astral duet worthy of the cosmos.
– Adam Warlock gains the Heavenly Harmony ability through his Team-Up with Storm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The multiverse is shifting, Rivals! In this update, the pace of Ultimate Abilities is slowing down for everyone,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":259212,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[140011,140008,88,140009,140007,12761,11867,140012,28579,140010,140013,140014,140006],"class_list":["post-529612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-6v6-multiplayer","tag-action-shooter","tag-entertainment","tag-free-to-play","tag-hero-shooter","tag-marvel","tag-marvel-rivals","tag-marvel-universe","tag-netease","tag-super-hero-games","tag-superhero","tag-team-tactics","tag-tps"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=529612"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529612\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/259212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=529612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=529612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=529612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}